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IJLLL 2025 Vol.11(6): 274-279
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2025.11.6.615

A Study on the Construction of China’s National Image in Business News Based on Thematic Progression Patterns: A Case of China Daily

Yiding Liu* and Yi Zhang
Northwestern Polytechnical University, School of Foreign Studies, Xi’an, China
Email: 850266991@qq.com (Y.D.L.); yizhang@nwpu.edu.cn (Y.Z.)
*Corresponding author

Manuscript received August 20, 2025; accepted November 17, 2025; published December 18, 2025.

Abstract—In the context of globalization, national image is crucial in international interactions, and business news, especially from media like China Daily, significantly influences its construction. The study adopts Halliday’s thematic theory and analyzes business news from China Daily, using quantitative and qualitative research methods. It examines the distribution of simple and multiple themes and various thematic progression patterns, including Parallel, Linear, Constant, and Split patterns. The results show that the distribution of themes and progression patterns effectively constructs a national image of China as a technologically advanced, quality-oriented, culturally dynamic, and consumer-centered nation. The prevalence of certain themes and patterns highlights China’s economic prosperity, technological innovation, and cultural influence, demonstrating that China Daily’s news reports use language strategically to project a positive national image.

Keywords—business news, national image, thematic progression patterns

Cite: Yiding Liu and Yi Zhang, "A Study on the Construction of China’s National Image in Business News Based on Thematic Progression Patterns: A Case of China Daily," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 274-279, 2025.

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